South America

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Vocabulary
  • Archipelago
  • Basin
  • Cape
  • Elevation
  • Mountain Range
  • Passage
  • Physical Map
  • Strait
  • Tributary
Monday
  1. Name the longest mountain range in South America and in the world.
  2. How many rivers are labeled on the map? Which river flows into the Caribbean Sea?
Tuesday
  1. What is the name of the highest mountain in South America? What is its elevation?
  2. Where is the lowest elevation found? What is its elevation?
Wednesday
  1. Which desert covers more land area in South America? The desert is located between which two landforms?
  2. Which river is the longest in South America? Which two rivers are tributaries of this river?
Thursday
  1. The Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago, or group of islands. They are located between which two labeled waterways?
  2. Name the islands that are labeled on the map. Give their locations in relation to Mount Aconcagua.
Friday
  1. If a person sailed from the Falkland Islands to the Galapagos Islands, in which two ways could he or she travel?
  2. If a person sailed from Marajo Island to the Galapagos Islands, in which two ways could he or she travel?